July
A seven year old boy wanders away from the family campsite at Lost Creek Campground. 60 men spend the rainy night looking for the boy. He is rescued the follow morning from a thicket of pines where the boy had crawled, after first chasing out a bedded down deer.

July 15
Sewer construction begun on a $40,000 trunk line connecting Rim Village with the ponds in Munson Valley.

Summer
Sewer lagoons constructed behind Steel Circle.

Twelve year old son of Naturalist Ranger Ed Paine, nearly hangs himself after he slips on a Sleepy Hollow boulder with a rope tied around his neck. Quick thinking by other children instituted a rescue by the boy’s mother who administered mouth-to-mouth. Mrs. Paine had seen a demonstration earlier on a children’s TV program. The boy was unconscious for 12 hours. Young Paine graduated from college as a Merit Scholar and is now a practicing lawyer

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Crater Lake Institute

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Crater Lake Foundation is also part of our organization, donating to park needs and acknowledging special individuals. In 2016, we partnered with REI to provide the best trail information and access available.